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Sighting 1973672

Aloe sp.

Bruce, ACT

Aloe sp. at Bruce, ACT - 23 Nov 2015 02:50 PM
Aloe sp. at Bruce, ACT - 23 Nov 2015 02:50 PM
Aloe sp. at Bruce, ACT - 23 Nov 2015 02:50 PM
Aloe sp. at Bruce, ACT - 23 Nov 2015 02:50 PM
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Identification history

Aloe sp. 27 Nov 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Bryophylla hybrid 23 Nov 2015 JanetRussell
Unidentified 23 Nov 2015 JanetRussell

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9 comments

JanetRussell wrote:
   24 Nov 2015
Colony formed close by with 20 plantlets
BettyDonWood wrote:
   27 Nov 2015
Just a guess from looking at pictures - Aloe brevifolia. Here is a link http://plantzafrica.com/frames/plantsfram.htm
JanetRussell wrote:
   27 Nov 2015
It's just about as close as it could get except that the lower side of the leaves have what I would have said are a lot of spines rather than a few (is that relative?) and there are no bracts on the peduncle - natural variation?
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   28 Nov 2015
Bryophyllum have stem leaves which this plant does not. Aloe brevifolia does seem a good match. Would be good to lodge a specimen at the CSIRO Black Mountain herbarium as I think this may be the first record of this plant being naturalised in the ACT
JanetRussell wrote:
   28 Nov 2015
I left the plants in plastic bags festering in the sun and will not be in Canberra now until 7 December. I asked Margaret if she is the area to see if any of the plants are retrievable as specimens.
galah681 wrote:
   2 Dec 2015
I don't think it looks like aloe brevifolia (the leaves of this species are quite grey blue and thicker). It could be aloe aristata but aloe sp. is probably OK.
JanetRussell wrote:
   2 Dec 2015
The Aranda one has the awned leaves as well as no papery bracts so it seems to be a good fit. I will keep an eye out for any seedlings or regrowth and see if we can get a positive ID.
Mathew wrote:
   16 Apr 2020
im thinking aloe aristata
JanetRussell wrote:
   16 Apr 2020
Thankyou - another one to tick off.

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  • Aloe sp. Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 757m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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